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2016 Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, LLC. All Rights ReservedStock Markets Perform Much Better Under Democratic Than Republican PresidentsThis primary season President Obama has been slammed by Republicans like Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum over what they believe to be his anti-corporations job creation-stifling economic policies. &nbsp; However Obama might have some fresh ammunition to fire back at his challengers at least on the standpoint of the health of the stock market. According to Bob Drummond of Bloomberg the US stock market has performed significantly better over the past five decades under Democratic presidents than to Republican presidents. Drummonds cites the results of the Bloomberg Government (or BGOV) barometer which created a hypothetical $1 000 fund that tracked ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/02/23/stock-markets-perform-much-better/
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:27:00 ESTRepublicans' Favorite Brands vs. Democrats' Favorite BrandsAdAge asks the question:&quot;Is your brand a red brand or a blue brand?&quot;After reviewing an analysis of YouGov's BrandIndex survey results the answers look like this:There are some similarities--both Democrats and Republicans favor Johnson &amp; Johnson Craftsman tools and the Discovery Channel.But Democrats rank UPS--which employs unionized workers--slightly higher than Republicans. And Republicans rank FedEx--which is not a union shop--slightly higher than do Democrats.Republicans like Fox more than Democrats do and Democrats like Amazon while the online everything-seller doesn't even rank on the GOP's list.There is however one thing the two sides agree on:They both seem to like Cheerios. http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/republicans-favorite-brands-vs-democrats/
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:00:00 ESTWhat Happens If Republicans Retake Capitol Hill?There are political ramifications to the lackluster labor report that just tripped across the headlines this morning.Specifically as Miller Tabak&rsquo;s Peter Boockvar notes the more disappointing the economic data is over the next few months the higher the odds of gridlock come November.In fact according to Intrade.com the price of a Republican takeover of the House is at the highest of the summer.The question notes the AP is whether Republicans have it together enough to gain 40 in the House and 10 in the Senate to take control of Capitol Hill - with less money than the Democrats without the ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/what-happens-if-republicans-retake/
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